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Friday, April 2, 2004
Students
bleed for a
good cause
by Angela Szesciorka
news editor
While students wandered the campus
from class to class on Wednesday, others
students were having blood pumped out
of them, but it was all for a good cause.
Their donations alone could save 165 or
more people's lives.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. employees of
the Community Blood Bank set up their
mobile stations in the McGarvey
Commons awaiting students who were
willing to give up a pint of blood. The
blood collected will supply all of Erie
County, Elk County, McKean County
and Warren County.
Eighty-seven students signed up
hoping to give blood, and more than 55
pints were collected. There was a short
screening requiring age, weight and a
brief medical history that made some
students ineligible to give blood.
According to Mobile Drive Coordinator
Nicole Eller, one pint of blood can save
up to three lives.
The Health and Wellness Center and
Alpha Sigma Alpha helped the
Community Blood Bank coordinate and
organize the event, as they have done
every year. The drive at Behrend is done
twice a year, once in the fall and once in
the spring. In October, 67 students
showed up and a total of 50 pints of
blood were collected.
idea of giving blood. lehrend has had
very good turnouts for the drives in the
16 plus years that The Community Blood
Center has been coming to Behrend.
"One of my best friends had needed
blood; I think she's anemic. I wanted to
do it for her. It's for a good cause," said
Inside
The Behrend softball team won its first
two conference games this week, givng
it a record of 2-0 in the AMCC and an
overall record of 2-10.
SPORTS, Page 10
AST begins pageant work
Sisters of Alpha Sigma Tau have be
gun working on this year's Mr. and Ms.
Penn State Behrend pageant. The pag
eant is slated for April 8 in the McGarvey
Commons.
NEWS. Page 3
SGA election results
Scott Soltis and Justin Curry won the
SGA presidential election Thursday, and
are posed to work with next year's Sen
ate on bettering student life.
NEWS, Page 3
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Our offioes are located downstairs
In the Rsed Union Building.
Von speaks to
by Collin McHenry
staff writer
Last week students were treated
to Ruthie Alcaide from Real World.
This week, students got Theo Von
from Road Rules.
Students gathered at Bruno's to
see this reality television star and
hear what he had to say. The show
itself touched on the subjects of
diversity but was more of a comedy
skit. While some things were
mentionable, the majority of Von's
standup resulted in a slow decline
in crowd reaction throughout the
show.
The program itself was billed as
discussion on diversity awareness,
which offered bit of humor.
Von started off by saying, "A lot
of white people in here. I don't
mean to be rude, there are a lot of
honkies and crackers here. Lots of
tits in here, too."
There were a few laughs at a
Caucasian man pointing out the fact
that the majority of Behrend
students are Caucasian. Von
continued to sparingly talk about
diversity, throwing a few good jokes
in.
Students attending the show
positively responded to a video tour
of Director of Intramurals Rob
Witttman's home in the style of
MTV's "Cribs."
Three otbef vided clips were
shown during the discussion/
comedy act. One showed a program
in which Von was involved called
Semester at Sea. The program
introduced him to different cultures
as he traveled around the world.
Another film clip showed off the
campus and had Von questioning
students on various topics and
by Ryan Russell
advertising manager
The Back Room, which for many
years has been home to Behrend
intramural pool and pingpong, and
many lazy student afternoons, has
finally closed its doors. Since it would
be a waste to throw away all of the
gaming equipment in the Back Room,
the university is hosting a silent auction
is to liquidate the games and
entertainment to students.
In a silent auction, students can make
a bid on any of the items in the auction
in secret. Students will not know what
anybody else bid on a particular item,
and vice versa. If your bid is the
highest, you are the winner of that item,
provided you can pay the university
what you bid.
There are no "minimum" or
"reserve" bids on any items that must
be met in order for a student's bid to
be accepted. Your bid merely has to be
the highest one on that particular item.
The items in the silent auction, which
is open to all Behrend students, are as
follows: One 45" large screen TV w/
base; five (four Fischer models and one
unknown model) full-size 1" slate, 4'
x 9' pool tables; one Sportscraft electric
dartboard (3 years old); one Billiard
ball wall clock; one Dynamo foosball
table (3 years old); six hanging Tiffany
style pool table lights; and one neon
"Backßoom" sign with a clear case.
All of the items can be seen Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
until Thursday. Bid forms must be
submitted in the attached envelope,
which must be received by noon on
Friday at the RUB Desk on the lower
level of the Reed building. Students
can ask for a bidding form at the RUB
Desk.
A Penn State Erie Student Publication APR 05 201
Road t _ contestant JO in spoke Tuesday evening in Bruno's. The star's appearance was advertised as
a diversity session, but students and faculty alike feel that there was little diversity discussed. The program was
funded by Residence Life, Educational Equity, LEB and SAF.
receiving responses
The other film clip showed Von
with his friend Timmy from Real
World delivering singing telegrams
dressed up as devils. The joke was
that they sang about the people going
to hell. It sounds funnier than it is;
there weren't too many laughs.
Other portions of the show called
Successful bidders will be notified
by telephone and must pay for their
item(s) by noon, Friday. Once a receipt
is issued to the successful bidder,
item(s) must be removed by 5 p.m. on
April 30.
Once students have paid for and
removed the item, the money from the
auction gets put right back into
Behrend, according to Stacey McCoy,
RUB Information Desk Manager.
"The funds from this auction are
going directly back into purchasing
club and organization office furniture
for the seven new club and organization
offices that will be created as a result
of the renovations," she said.
The renovations of the Reed
Building will see the bottom floor
remodeled, with the removal of the
Three lone pool tables in the Back Room await new owners. The Back Room closed its doors forever last week,
and all items within are up for grabs. Students can place bids at the RUB desk for these items.
LiL y
Lien ud t
on the students for help. Three
people were assigned to write poems
on diversity. These were all done
very well, and the best poem received
a cash prize. Another time students
were called upon, was to draw a map
of the United States, the best of these
three also received a cash prize.
Theo pointed out different campus
Back Room to make space for new
offices and a better mail room.
Depending on how much money is
raised, those new club and organization
members with offices could be sitting
in some very, very comfortable
furniture next year.
"We have the potential to make over
$8,000," McCoy said. "But that will
happen only if bids are received at the
fair market value of the equipment."
There are some rules and regulations
for the auction that must be made
known to students who wish to submit
a bid. Each item can be individually
bid on. In addition, items are sold "as
is" and
. "where is" with no guarantee
or warranty of any kind.
If you are high bidder on multiple
items, all items must be purchased.
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groups, which offered diversity
such as the Multi-Cultural Center.
He made points that students should
get to know others from different
cultures, because it may give them
a different view on the world.
The program was sponsored by
Residence Life, Educational Equity
Programs, LEB, and the SAF.
There will be no "picking-and
choosing" of items after awarding of
bids. If students try to pick and choose,
their bid can be disqualified. All sales
are final. No returns will be accepted.
The university reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids. Any
costs incurred in removal are the
responsibility of the successful bidder.
Securing any or all appropriate permits
is the responsibility of the bidder.
So far, according to McCoy, there
have been only a few student
submissions for the auction, which
started Monday.
So any of the items listed above could
belong to you, and for much less than
what you would pay in a store. All you
need to do is put in a bid.